Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
That's what I've been thinking. It's not as though there's any kudos for being at Bournemouth and coming on as sub in front of only 10,000. (BBC report says Yann curled a free-kick over the bar, and got booked today.) In a similar vein I often wonder about Rob Elliot at Newcastle - Where's the satisfaction in spending season after season on the bench?
Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
In a similar vein I often wonder about Rob Elliot at Newcastle - Where's the satisfaction in spending season after season on the bench?
Not surprised. To any non Charlton fan he would look slightly overweight and unfit. We all know that within a couple of full games he'd be back to his best. But all the time he's confined to the bench, he's losing match fitness and precious time out of his career. Such a shame. He can't demand to play and the Bournemouth fans will be starting to think that they've been sold a pup.
Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
He's on less money than he was at Charlton (about 15% less) but he did get a very sizeable signing on fee
Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
He's on less money than he was at Charlton (about 15% less) but he did get a very sizeable signing on fee
I heard he's on nearly double, what he was on at Charlton.
Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
He's on less money than he was at Charlton (about 15% less) but he did get a very sizeable signing on fee
I heard he's on nearly double, what he was on at Charlton.
I got told by him and confirmed by an x cafc player, but could all be rubbish to make it look luke he had to leave???
I'll do the round of applause in he 18th minute.....when Morro kicks him up the arse and flattens him, and then we all boo him when he's writhing around on the floor, knowing he's a French cheat.
I'll do the round of applause in he 18th minute.....when Morro kicks him up the arse and flattens him, and then we all boo him when he's writhing around on the floor, knowing he's a French cheat.
Be a bit difficult as he only seems to come on for the last 20 minutes for them..............
Once again on the bench Although his pay packet is higher I wonder if he regrets leaving first team football behind just to get a sore bum on Bournemouth's Bench
In a similar vein I often wonder about Rob Elliot at Newcastle - Where's the satisfaction in spending season after season on the bench?
Yann Kermorgant was hardly a Charlton legend in the same way that Tom Finney was for PNE.
People are way over the top with Kermorgant, he played 90 games for us over two and a half seasons and scored 29 goals - a decent record but not that great seeing as one season was in League One.
Finney played 433 games for Preston (370 in the First Division), scored 187 goals and won 76 England caps.
Kermorgant only stands out so much at Charlton because of the fast flowing sewer of prime excrement that has flowed through our club since 2007.
YANN Kermorgant has opened his heart over his Charlton exit - and admitted he felt he was pushed out of The Valley.
Addicks fans were distraught when the French striker, a massive fans' favourite in SE7, joined AFC Bournemouth on the last day of the January transfer window.
Charlton offered a two-year contract extension to Kermorgant and said they "reluctantly" sanctioned a move to the south coast club.
But the talismanic forward has used the South London Press to break his silence.
While excited at the challenge that lies ahead at Bournemouth, the Breton-born targetman has opted to give his side of the story.
"I don't want people to think I have gone for the money - it is so far from that," said Kermorgant. "I've always said I couldn't think of leaving Charlton, only for a deal I couldn't refuse. I am 32 and have to do the best for my family.
"But that was not the case between Bournemouth and Charlton. I've not left for the money. It is because I feel they have pushed me to the exit.
"I think they accepted the first bid from Bournemouth. That is not the way to do it when you really want to keep a player.
"For me the biggest thing is the way it happened. They did nothing special to keep me."
Kermorgant read Charlton's release at the time of his departure, but has a different gloss on events.
"I met the gaffer and Martin Prothero [executive vice-chairman] a few months ago and we had a discussion about an extension. They said they couldn't do it now because the owners wanted to sell. I totally understood the situation. I said ok, we can wait until the club is sold. They said 'we promise you, as soon as the club is taken over you will be the first player it is our priority to sign on a two-year extension with a better deal '. That is what I wanted the most, to be safe and secure for at least two more years at Charlton."
Kermorgant was also keen that boss Chris Powell also had his future resolved. The Charlton legend is out of contract in the summer.
"When the club was taken over nothing happened," said Kermorgant. "I was waiting for the gaffer to get an extension. When that didn't happen I started to feel a bit worried where the club was going.
"We didn't even know if it was the gaffer's decision to bring in players or just the owner's choice. That started to worry me a little bit more.
"At first they refused to give me a two-year contract but finally - because the gaffer and Martin Prothero pushed for that - they agreed to do it. I thought we were going to talk personal terms. My agent made an offer in terms of wages and they refused - as happens every time at this stage of the discussion.
You make an offer, they make another one and generally both parties make an effort to agree for a new contract.
"They were supposed to come back to my agent on the Saturday after the game at Huddersfield. I was never thinking about leaving - but still no news on the Tuesday. I knew Bournemouth had made a bid for me the week before but didn't think too much about it.
"I'd heard that Celtic's manager came to see me play against Oxford. I thought that would show the owner I was an important player and convince them to propose me a better deal. But still nothing happened. I started to be a little fed-up with the situation because I was quite in the dark.
"The position in the league was very dangerous. We needed a few players that were ready for the Championship. When that didn't happen I started to be very scared at the owner's vision.
"Finally I found out they had agreed a transfer fee with Bournemouth. I was very surprised and shocked. That showed they wanted me to make an exit more than it being a case of them wanting to keep me.
"I went to Bournemouth on the Wednesday before the window shut and had a great discussion with the manager Eddie Howe. It was important to clarify the situation, to discuss what they wanted to do and the project for the club. Myself and my agent met the manager at Bournemouth.
"But I came back to Charlton and trained on Thursday because I was still a Charlton player. I had not agreed any deal with Bournemouth - I just met them on Wednesday to talk and take the temperature. Everyone was surprised to see me but I told people at the club that nothing was signed.
"I spoke to the gaffer again. Katrien Meire [director] was there at the training ground on Thursday. I asked to speak, that I thought they would have proposed me something.
"She said 'we still want to keep you'.
I said 'ok, you want to keep me but you have agreed a fee for a transfer to Bournemouth last week'. She said 'yes, but you are an important player and I have received lots of message telling us to not sell you'. I was very proud and touched."
"When I said that she didn't come back to my agent to propose anything. Then she said 'we can't give you what you want'. In that situation there is normally always a discussion and negotiation.
"My agent was still in London and I said we can meet together that night if you still want to do something to keep me. I called my agent to explain my meeting and I told him to call her. My agent came back to me two hours after and told me that she said after speaking with the owner that he wanted to sell me.
"I had to take a decision because time was running out.
"I know the gaffer wanted to keep me but the club's owner preferred to take the money and bring in his own players on frees.
"Charlton wanted to show people they had tried to do something when in reality they had done nothing special. Even a little offer - it was far from that. They never came back to me or my agent - even with something very, very low. They could've said they would give me just a little bit more - maybe I would have accepted.
"I'm not surprised. They sold Dale as well, who was important for the team."
Kermorgant is not on Twitter but was aware of the campaign by fans to try and keep him at Charlton.
"I feel sorry for the fans - until I found out they agreed to sell me I really wanted to stay and fight for the club to stay up," he said.
"Charlton has been the best time ever in my career. The promotion from League One was my biggest achievement. My relationship with the fans was amazing. They were brilliant with me - I always felt I was someone who was important to them - and I always tried to give my best. It was so much of a pleasure to play for them."
What upset Kermorgant most was the suggestion that it was his choice to end his time with Charlton.
He said: "They knew it was an unpopular decision and wanted to change the reality for the fans. I respect their decision to sell me because it's maybe a good deal for them. The only thing I can't accept is to look like a mercenary or greedy. It's unacceptable for me and people who know me.
"I could respect their decision if they wanted to move forward in a different direction and said that he is 32, has not got long left on his contract and it was an offer they could not refuse.
"Maybe the transfer is a lot of money - but what is the cost if the club get relegated?" The previous owners - Tony Jiminez and Michael Slater - tightened the purse strings since winning the League One title. Funds dried up even more since the end of the last campaign as the old regime looked to sell.
Kermorgant has revealed he feared Charlton would be in a battle to stay up before a ball had been kicked.
"I always assumed we were not good enough and could be in trouble," said Kermorgant. "So I was already just waiting for the transfer window and bringing in some new players.
"Some of the players who have come in were not even playing at their own club - so it is tough to come into one that is fighting to stay in the Championship.
"The owner has no idea how tough this league is. He thinks they are going to come in and save the club? I can't understand his point of view. I'm very afraid for the future for the club."
Kermorgant's own focus is now on Bournemouth even if he wishes all the best to Charlton.
"The owner there is backing the staff and manager to bring in the players he asks for," he said. "He doesn't want to change the squad too deeply. They are very ambitious."
Charlton have released the following statement: "Yann Kermorgant became one of Charlton's most cherished players by supporters and everyone at the club after joining in September 2011.
"This was in no small part due to his fine performances for the first-team, but also the way in which he conducted himself around the training ground and at club events.
"When Roland Duchâtelet completed his takeover of the club in early January, and with Yann's contract due to expire at the end of the 2013-14 season, he was among the first players called in for talks over an extension.
"Both parties explained their positions and spoke about their visions for the club in the years ahead. Yann was offered a new contract until 2016 but specific terms could not be agreed.
"The club did not accept the first transfer offer made by AFC Bournemouth and only allowed them to speak with Yann on January 29 when it looked like an acceptable compromise might not be reached in our own negotiations.
"It is with regret that his spell did not end in a more satisfactory manner for both parties, but we thank Yann for his achievements with the club and the many memorable moments he provided as a player.
"The plan was always to retain him at Charlton, but with many decisions having to be made in a short space of time following the takeover and the January transfer window coming to a close, the club was forced to make a number of tough choices.
"We hoped Yann would be a part of our future, but unfortunately that is not to be. We wish him well at Bournemouth and look forward to seeing him back at The Valley later this season
Yann is not the first player to feel he has been pushed out of the club. Kinsella stated that hehad wwanted to end his career here and Deano was scathing on his departure ... later aftet meeting Harry he changed his tune.
Bit of an unprecedented response from the club. I don't recall ever seeing such a detailed statement following a players' departure. They haven't denied anything that Yann has said and are trying to excuse their actions on having to make many decisions in a short time frame. I suspect the backlash must have been far greater than they imagined, both from the fans and from Yann. Only one person at Charlton wanted to see the back of Yann and that person was Roland, a man who knows little about the team or Yann's ability. Yet Roland stated in his recent interview that he has learnt to listen to the fans more! Well the above shows that nothing has changed and Roland does what Roland wants and Katrien is there as Roland's enforcer. I hope Yann can move on and enjoy the rest of his playing day's because he seems sad and angry about the whole situation.
Well everyone who knows Roland and how he works has said and warned us that he doesn't have a clue about football, don't think he is a massive fan of the game he is strictly a businessman. It was a buisness decision made quickly, not a footballing decision if it was I feel everyone would be around a table talking with CP having a say rather then Roland and Katrien discussing it in a 5 minute phonecall.
This all sounds a bit of attention seeking from yann. And I think it's quite unprofessional and bitter, an interview basically slagging off the owners because they sold him, time to forget yann.
Hope Morrison knocks him about a bit when they come to the valley
If he really cares about the club he should do everyone, including himself, a favour and keep quiet about the matter. Recriminating statements like this only help to sow dissension and unease and negativity.
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People are way over the top with Kermorgant, he played 90 games for us over two and a half seasons and scored 29 goals - a decent record but not that great seeing as one season was in League One.
Finney played 433 games for Preston (370 in the First Division), scored 187 goals and won 76 England caps.
Kermorgant only stands out so much at Charlton because of the fast flowing sewer of prime excrement that has flowed through our club since 2007.
By Richard Cawley
YANN Kermorgant has opened his heart over his Charlton exit - and admitted he felt he was pushed out of The Valley.
Addicks fans were distraught when the French striker, a massive fans' favourite in SE7, joined AFC Bournemouth on the last day of the January transfer window.
Charlton offered a two-year contract extension to Kermorgant and said they "reluctantly" sanctioned a move to the south coast club.
But the talismanic forward has used the South London Press to break his silence.
While excited at the challenge that lies ahead at Bournemouth, the Breton-born targetman has opted to give his side of the story.
"I don't want people to think I have gone for the money - it is so far from that," said Kermorgant. "I've always said I couldn't think of leaving Charlton, only for a deal I couldn't refuse. I am 32 and have to do the best for my family.
"But that was not the case between Bournemouth and Charlton. I've not left for the money. It is because I feel they have pushed me to the exit.
"I think they accepted the first bid from Bournemouth. That is not the way to do it when you really want to keep a player.
"For me the biggest thing is the way it happened. They did nothing special to keep me."
Kermorgant read Charlton's release at the time of his departure, but has a different gloss on events.
"I met the gaffer and Martin Prothero [executive vice-chairman] a few months ago and we had a discussion about an extension. They said they couldn't do it now because the owners wanted to sell. I totally understood the situation. I said ok, we can wait until the club is sold. They said 'we promise you, as soon as the club is taken over you will be the first player it is our priority to sign on a two-year extension with a better deal '. That is what I wanted the most, to be safe and secure for at least two more years at Charlton."
Kermorgant was also keen that boss Chris Powell also had his future resolved. The Charlton legend is out of contract in the summer.
"When the club was taken over nothing happened," said Kermorgant. "I was waiting for the gaffer to get an extension. When that didn't happen I started to feel a bit worried where the club was going.
"We didn't even know if it was the gaffer's decision to bring in players or just the owner's choice. That started to worry me a little bit more.
"At first they refused to give me a two-year contract but finally - because the gaffer and Martin Prothero pushed for that - they agreed to do it. I thought we were going to talk personal terms. My agent made an offer in terms of wages and they refused - as happens every time at this stage of the discussion.
You make an offer, they make another one and generally both parties make an effort to agree for a new contract.
"They were supposed to come back to my agent on the Saturday after the game at Huddersfield. I was never thinking about leaving - but still no news on the Tuesday. I knew Bournemouth had made a bid for me the week before but didn't think too much about it.
"I'd heard that Celtic's manager came to see me play against Oxford. I thought that would show the owner I was an important player and convince them to propose me a better deal. But still nothing happened. I started to be a little fed-up with the situation because I was quite in the dark.
"The position in the league was very dangerous. We needed a few players that were ready for the Championship. When that didn't happen I started to be very scared at the owner's vision.
"Finally I found out they had agreed a transfer fee with Bournemouth. I was very surprised and shocked. That showed they wanted me to make an exit more than it being a case of them wanting to keep me.
"I went to Bournemouth on the Wednesday before the window shut and had a great discussion with the manager Eddie Howe. It was important to clarify the situation, to discuss what they wanted to do and the project for the club. Myself and my agent met the manager at Bournemouth.
"But I came back to Charlton and trained on Thursday because I was still a Charlton player. I had not agreed any deal with Bournemouth - I just met them on Wednesday to talk and take the temperature. Everyone was surprised to see me but I told people at the club that nothing was signed.
"I spoke to the gaffer again. Katrien Meire [director] was there at the training ground on Thursday. I asked to speak, that I thought they would have proposed me something.
"She said 'we still want to keep you'.
I said 'ok, you want to keep me but you have agreed a fee for a transfer to Bournemouth last week'. She said 'yes, but you are an important player and I have received lots of message telling us to not sell you'. I was very proud and touched."
"When I said that she didn't come back to my agent to propose anything. Then she said 'we can't give you what you want'. In that situation there is normally always a discussion and negotiation.
"My agent was still in London and I said we can meet together that night if you still want to do something to keep me. I called my agent to explain my meeting and I told him to call her. My agent came back to me two hours after and told me that she said after speaking with the owner that he wanted to sell me.
"I had to take a decision because time was running out.
"I know the gaffer wanted to keep me but the club's owner preferred to take the money and bring in his own players on frees.
"Charlton wanted to show people they had tried to do something when in reality they had done nothing special. Even a little offer - it was far from that. They never came back to me or my agent - even with something very, very low. They could've said they would give me just a little bit more - maybe I would have accepted.
"I'm not surprised. They sold Dale as well, who was important for the team."
Kermorgant is not on Twitter but was aware of the campaign by fans to try and keep him at Charlton.
"I feel sorry for the fans - until I found out they agreed to sell me I really wanted to stay and fight for the club to stay up," he said.
"Charlton has been the best time ever in my career. The promotion from League One was my biggest achievement. My relationship with the fans was amazing. They were brilliant with me - I always felt I was someone who was important to them - and I always tried to give my best. It was so much of a pleasure to play for them."
What upset Kermorgant most was the suggestion that it was his choice to end his time with Charlton.
He said: "They knew it was an unpopular decision and wanted to change the reality for the fans. I respect their decision to sell me because it's maybe a good deal for them. The only thing I can't accept is to look like a mercenary or greedy. It's unacceptable for me and people who know me.
"I could respect their decision if they wanted to move forward in a different direction and said that he is 32, has not got long left on his contract and it was an offer they could not refuse.
Kermorgant has revealed he feared Charlton would be in a battle to stay up before a ball had been kicked.
"I always assumed we were not good enough and could be in trouble," said Kermorgant. "So I was already just waiting for the transfer window and bringing in some new players.
"Some of the players who have come in were not even playing at their own club - so it is tough to come into one that is fighting to stay in the Championship.
"The owner has no idea how tough this league is. He thinks they are going to come in and save the club? I can't understand his point of view. I'm very afraid for the future for the club."
Kermorgant's own focus is now on Bournemouth even if he wishes all the best to Charlton.
"The owner there is backing the staff and manager to bring in the players he asks for," he said. "He doesn't want to change the squad too deeply. They are very ambitious."
Charlton have released the following statement: "Yann Kermorgant became one of Charlton's most cherished players by supporters and everyone at the club after joining in September 2011.
"This was in no small part due to his fine performances for the first-team, but also the way in which he conducted himself around the training ground and at club events.
"When Roland Duchâtelet completed his takeover of the club in early January, and with Yann's contract due to expire at the end of the 2013-14 season, he was among the first players called in for talks over an extension.
"Both parties explained their positions and spoke about their visions for the club in the years ahead. Yann was offered a new contract until 2016 but specific terms could not be agreed.
"The club did not accept the first transfer offer made by AFC Bournemouth and only allowed them to speak with Yann on January 29 when it looked like an acceptable compromise might not be reached in our own negotiations.
"It is with regret that his spell did not end in a more satisfactory manner for both parties, but we thank Yann for his achievements with the club and the many memorable moments he provided as a player.
"The plan was always to retain him at Charlton, but with many decisions having to be made in a short space of time following the takeover and the January transfer window coming to a close, the club was forced to make a number of tough choices.
"We hoped Yann would be a part of our future, but unfortunately that is not to be. We wish him well at Bournemouth and look forward to seeing him back at The Valley later this season
I suspect the backlash must have been far greater than they imagined, both from the fans and from Yann. Only one person at Charlton wanted to see the back of Yann and that person was Roland, a man who knows little about the team or Yann's ability. Yet Roland stated in his recent interview that he has learnt to listen to the fans more! Well the above shows that nothing has changed and Roland does what Roland wants and Katrien is there as Roland's enforcer.
I hope Yann can move on and enjoy the rest of his playing day's because he seems sad and angry about the whole situation.
Hope Morrison knocks him about a bit when they come to the valley